Beads, Set of 13, "Viking" Style LBS26-7643

These are a first foray into this style of beads. I'm not trying to "replicate", rather just catch the general style. These beads range between approx 8 and 12 mm wide, and barrel is approx 15 x 9 mm & were wound on a 3/32 mandrel. 

I use 104 COE glass – Effetre (formerly Moretti), Lausha, Messy, and assorted silver reactives like TAG and Double Helix.  I work on a Nortel Minor torch and use either my Arrow Springs A-18 kiln or my Toolbox kiln for annealing. All my beads are properly annealed in one of the digitally controlled kilns, and then cleaned thoroughly of bead release using specially designed reamers in my Foredom.

The wire in the picture is strictly for my display purposes and doesn't represent any sort of jewelry application. 

SRA #C11  The photos are of the actual bead(s) listed here.